The Blaze 142 for 5 (Bryce 44, Beaumont 39, Baker 3-24) beat Central Sparks 140 for 9 (Webb 45*, Graoves 2-16, Ballinger 2-34) by five wickets The Blaze booked their place in a third consecutive regional women’s final as they defeated Central Sparks by five wickets with two overs to spare in the first of the two semi-finals on Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day at Derby. Sparks England Under-19 legspinner…
Samad Fallah, Maharashtra’s highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy, has formally announced his retirement. The left-arm swing bowler picked up 272 Ranji wickets for Maharashtra, and 287 first-class wickets overall, in 78 matches, at an average of 28.48. Fallah also took 75 List A wickets and 62 in T20s. He was instrumental in delivering Maharashtra their only silverware at the senior level since 1940-41, picking up a match-winning four-wicket haul…
With two games left in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight stage, it’s largely a three-way fight for the semi-final spots. USA aren’t completely out of it, but they will need huge wins to be in the hunt. Here’s a look at the qualification scenarios based on the result combinations in the two remaining matches: England vs USA, and West Indies vs South Africa. If England…
West Indies 130 for 1 (82*) beat United States of America 128 (Gous 29, Chase 3-19, Russell 3-31) by nine wickets For much of T20 World Cup 2024, USA haven’t looked out of place against any side, but West Indies were a class apart against them. A brilliant bowling performance from the spinners spearheaded by Roston Chase was followed up by a chase that was sledgehammer-like in its brutality. Shai…
Match details Afghanistan vs AustraliaKingstown, 8.30pm local time Big Picture: All eyes on Glenn Maxwell The last time Australia faced Afghanistan, history was made. A cramping Glenn Maxwell was writhing in pain – he could barely walk, let alone run – but pulled off a miracle in Mumbai. They were struggling at 91 for 7 in pursuit of 293, but Maxwell’s epic double-hundred put Australia back on track for another…
The fact the opposition sat back and barely landed a blow in return aided a comfortable outing for Australia, but on the flip side their well-oiled game barely gave Bangladesh the opportunity to do so. The one blip so far has been an indifferent fielding display against Scotland – in a game that had no consequence for Australia – and that was alleviated when Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis put…
Quinton de Kock attributed his match-winning 65 off 38 balls against England to his Caribbean Premier League experience, which informed his attacking intent in the powerplay. Related SA hold nerve against England to continue unbeaten march towards semis Buttler: De Kock innings ‘the difference’ in narrow South Africa win St Lucia elements see teams throw caution to the wind It gave him enough evidence to believe that a par score…
Sussex 184 for 8 (Alsop 43, Coles 39, McAndrew 32*, Neser 3-32) beat Hampshire 177 for 3 (Weatherley 68*, Vince 53, McAndrew 1-21) by seven runs Nathan McAndrew was electric with the bat and miserly with the ball as Sussex Sharks went second in the Vitality Blast South Group with a seven-run victory over Hampshire Hawks. Australian all-rounder McAndrew hammered 32 off 11 balls to boost an underwhelming score, with…
At each of the five T20 World Cup games staged in St Lucia over the past week, there have been two matches going on: one team against the other, and both teams against the wind. Walk up to Daren Sammy Cricket Ground into the Beausejour Hills and the stiff breeze blowing in from the east is the first thing you notice. It is confirmed by the billowing flags hoisted next…
Nottinghamshire 173 for 5 (Clarke 47) beat Derbyshire 165 for 8 (Donald 52) by eight runs Notts Outlaws avenged a heavy defeat at Derby with a eight-run victory at Trent Bridge to keep their Vitality Blast season just about alive. Joe Clarke’s side climb off the bottom of the North Group table for the first time with their second win. After losing their first five matches, qualification for the quarter-finals…